Vandy homecoming for some Govs

Game offers chance to play in front of family, friends

10:59 AM,
Sep. 6, 2013

Austin Peay safety Johnathan Shuler (26) reaches for a pass as it slips through the hands of Tennessee State wide receiver Devin Wilson last season at W.J. Hale Stadium in Nashville. The Governors lost 34-14.

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Austin Peay linebacker Montrieze Lillard has fond memories of the last time he played at Vanderbilt Stadium.

When he was 10 years old, the Govs' sophomore earned a spot as a running back in the All-Star game for Backfield in Motion, a Nashville nonprofit organization striving to provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth in the city. Lillard went on to star as a running back and outside linebacker at Pearl-Cohn High School before spending a year at Independence Community College in Kansas, and he'll make his return to Vandy in an APSU uniform this Saturday night.